Skype 4: Another Big Catalyst For Microsoft

By Income Hunter:Despite a decline over the years, Microsoft (MSFT) is still quite a stable company. The company continues to innovate and maintain its strong status in the industry, which attracts many investors to the stock. Microsoft keeps surprising its consumers with newly-improved software and applications that enable users to better enjoy activities related to entertainment, gaming, and even work. Microsoft has many exciting products that it has either recently released or will be releasing soon, and these should have positive impacts on the stock. As a result, I believe Microsoft is a good stock for investors, both in the short term and the long term.Microsoft recently impressed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, as the company introduced Xbox SmartGlass. This is an application that will run on Windows 8, and it will link a tablet or smartphone to the user's TV using the Xbox 360 console. The XboxComplete Story »

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Microsoft is latching onto its one reliably cool brand, Xbox, to gain a foothold in the next emerging arena in tech: TV. Since 2001, the Xbox has been gaining a foothold in the living room thanks to millions of hard-core gamers attracted to series like "Halo" and "Call of Duty." The first Xbox console sold about 24 million units and introduced console gamers to online gaming.

Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) second-generation console, the Xbox 360 turned 10 today. After competing with Sony Corp.’s (NYSE:SNE) popular PlayStation 3, Microsoft became a strong contender in the gaming market. Recently, the company reported that it has sold 85.6 million consoles over the past decade. With Kinect motion-sensor camera and popular titles such as \"Halo\" and \"Forza\", Microsoft took the gaming world by storm.

2015 officially comes to a close tonight and while there has been enough talk on the best video games of the year, we still have to crown the console that won our hearts. It’s been an amazing year for Xbox One and PS4. Both consoles offered quality exclusives which made it tough to crown a winner. We are still on the fence, but looking back at how each console impacted gaming, we can choose the console that won 2015.

Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 go head to head on Black Friday for hitting the most sales. Gamers wait every Thanksgiving for the best deals for the latest games and console bundles. Both consoles have had an excellent year so far, with each delivering quality exclusives and adding new features. However, Xbox One has taken the cake this time.

Already tired of that Xbox One you've got? Good news: Microsoft is apparently preparing two new ones to put in your living room.
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That's according to anonymous sources who told gaming site Kotaku that not just one but two new versions of the Xbox One are in the works.

David Nield, Gawker Media Did you hear there's a new version of Windows in town? If your Windows 8-toting friends ask you exactly what you can do with the new Windows 10 that they can't do on their own machines, here's what to tell them. These are some of the best new features and functions Microsoft has added to its all-encompassing operating system. 1. Get chatty with Cortana Cortana arrives on the desktop!

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) yesterday invited journalists, customers and software developers to an event scheduled for June 18 in Seattle, where the company will reportedly launch a mystery product. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had indicated earlier this year that his company is working on developing its own range of consumer devices, and while the company has refused to give any details regarding the event, all signs point to the unveiling of a smartphone with 3D capabilities.